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2010 AMC 10A Problem 10

Problem 10 of 25EasierAlgebraNumber Theory

Marvin had a birthday on Tuesday, May 2727 in the leap year 2008.2008. In what year will his birthday next fall on a Saturday?

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Note that on a normal year, we have that 365=527+1, 365 = 52 \cdot 7 + 1, which means that for a specific day, it moves to the day after the next year. On a leap year, the day of the week moves forward two since there is an extra day. Then in 2009,2009, this day falls on a Wednesday. In 2010,2010, it falls on a Thursday. Similarly, in 2011,2011, it falls on a Friday. In 2012,2012, however, since it is a leap year, it falls on a Sunday. Now, for the next three years, the day moves forward one. Then in 2016,2016, it moves forward two, landing on a Friday. Finally, in 2017,2017, the day of the week is a Saturday. Thus, E is the correct answer.

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Concepts: date and time · modular arithmetic

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